Shoe polishing apparatus, including brush drive and handgrip with closure for access to the drive



Apnl 21, 1953 J. E. PETTIE 2,635,268

SHOE POLISHING APPARATUS, INCLUDING BRUSH DRIVE AND HANDGRIP WITHCLOSURE FOR ACCESS TO THE DRIVE Filed April 28, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet lInventor James E. Pattie J. E. PETTIE April 21, 1953 2,635,268 SHOEPOLISHING APPARATUS, INCLUDING BRUSH DRIVE AND HANDGRIP WITH CLOSURE FORACCESS TO THE DRIVE Filed April 28, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.3.

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SHOE POLISHING APPARATUS, INCLUDING BRUSH DRIVE AND HANDGRIP WITHCLOSURE FOR ACCESS TO THE DRIVE Filed April 28, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 3.

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I0 ,2 I2 I l4 Inventor James E. Perfie spaced parallel brackets PatentedApr. 21, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOE POLISHING APPARATUS,INCLUDING BRUSH DRIVE AND HANDGRIP WITH CLO- SURE FOR ACCESS TO THEDRIVE James E. Pettie, Martinsville, Va.

Application April 28, 1947, Serial No. 744,295

1 Claim. (01. 1524) This invention relates to shoe shining kits and theprimary object of the present invention is to provide a shoe shine kitwhich embodies among its features a hollow body, a cylindrical brushmounted at one end of the body to rotate about a transverse axis, ahollow pistol grip-shaped handle extending perpendicularly from the endof the body remote from the brush,

said handle lying along an axis which lies in a plane perpendicular tothe transverse axis about which the brush rotates, manually actuateddrive means within the body adjacent its junction with the handle andpower transmitting means coupling the drive means with the brush tocause the brush to rotate about the transverse axis when the drive meansis actuated.

Still other features include said handle having an access openingextending throughout its entire length, a cover for closing the accessopening and a reservoir within the handle having a filling opening inits top which is accessible through the access opening in the handle.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe shining kit embodying thefeatures of this invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view taken from the opposite side of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view through the shoe shining kitillustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line4-4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially along theline 55 of Figure 3,

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view through the rotary brush and theoverriding clutch employed in connection therewith,

Figure '7 is a top plan view of the kit showing the door to the accessopening in open position,

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a valve for controlling the dischargeof shoe shining liquid from the reservoirs contained within the handle,and

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the brush cover.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a hollow body H] which issubstantially rectangular in cross-section is provided at one end with acurved front wall II and a pair of forwardly extending l2 havingaligning openings therein the purpose of which will be more fullyhereinafter explained. Extending laterally from the body [0 at the endremote from the curved front wall H is a handle I2 which as illustratedin the drawings, is hollow and is split longitudinally as at I3 toprovide an access opening which is closed by a cover I4 hinged as at 15to the body It! intermediate its ends. The bottom wall of the handle I2is provided with a pair of spaced parallel openings l6 and i1communicating respectively with reservoirs l3 and H! which are separatedfrom one another by a vertical partition wall 20. A common top wall 2|encloses the upper end of the reservoirs l9 and is provided with spacedparallel internally screw-threaded openings 22 and 23 forming fillingopenings for the respective reservoirs l8 and I9. Suitable closure plugs24 are fitted in the openings 22 and 23 as will be readily understoodupon reference to Figure 3. Formed along the inner face of the side wallof the handle l2 opposite the access opening, are spaced paralleltubular guides 25 which form with the bottom wall of the handle I2, andthe top wall 2i fluid tight joints, but which also communicate withaligned openings in the bottom wall and top wall for a purpose to bemore fully hereinafter explained.

Mounted for vertical sliding movement in the tubular guides 25 are pushrods 26 each of which is provided at its lower end with an outwardlyextending arm 27 carrying adjacent its extreme outer end a cone-shapedvalve 28. These valves 28 are adapted normally to close the openings l6and I? in the bottom wall of the handle to prevent the discharge of thecontents of the reservoirs l8 and I9. An outwardly extending arm 29 iscarried by the upper end of each push rod 26 and extends in thedirection of the arm 21 and in a plane parallel therewith, and each arm29 is provided with an opening 36 for a purpose to be more fullyhereinafter described. Projecting laterally from each push rod 26 in thedirection opposite the arms 2'! and 29 is a knob 3| which extendsthrough a slot 32 formed in the side wall of the handle l2 above eachreservoir l8 and I9 and in alignment with the tubular guides 25. Asuitable bracket 33 is secured to the side wall of the handle l2 andattached at one end to each bracket 33 is a retractile coil spring 34,the opposite end of each of which is anchored in an opening 30 in an arm29 of a push rod 26. It will thus be seen that the valves 28 will beurged into closing position with relation to the openings l6 and i7.

Fixed in the aligned openings in the arms l2 previously referred to isan axle shaft 35, the axis of which lies perpendicular to thelongitudinal axis of the body l0, and to the plane of:

the longitudinal axis of the handle 12. Mounted for rotation on the axleshaft 35 is a drive sprocket 36 forming one element of an overridingclutch 37 of conventional form arranged to drive a rotary drum 38 in onedirection. A cylindrical element 40a is disposed within the drum 38 andits end walls 401) and 400 are centrally apertured to receive shaft Theaperture 40d in end Wall-40b is internally threaded to receivably engagethe threads 40c of clutch 37, so that as the clutch 37 is rotated in onedirection the clutch member 37 will be threaded into aperture 40d toclamp the end wall 38 between sprocket 36 and end wall 401) and therebypermit rotation of the drum 38 and sprocket 36 as a unit. Upon rotationof the sprocket 36 in an opposite direction the member 37 will be backedout of aperture 40d and the sprocket 36 will rotate without efiecting arotation of the drum 38. Theoverriding clutch 37 and the drum 33 maytake the form of a conventional coaster brake employed on bicycles orthe like, and fitted over the drum, or what would be the hub 01"" thewheel of a con- 'ventional bicycle'coaster brake is a cylindrical sleeve39 provided with outwardly extending radially disposedvtufts of bristlesG6 forming a rotary brush.

Extending inwardly from the side wall of the body 10 opposite thedoor Mof the handle, and

adjacent'the end remote from the brackets 42' is'a stud"or"spindle"4l"upon which is mounted for rotation a drive sprocket ift. Formedintegrally with the hub of the drive sprocket is a drive pinion 43 whichhas meshing engagement with an arcuate rack 44 carried at one end of arocker arm '45. This rocker arm is mounted to. rock in'a suitablebracket-.46 carried by the studor spindle til about an axis'which liesparallel with the axis of the aforesaid spindle. Pivotally connectedasat 4'! adjacent the end of the rocker arm 45 remote from the arcuaterack 44 is one end of a plunger rod 48, the opposite end of whichextends outwardly through the end wall of the body I remote from thecurvediront wall .H and is provided adjacent its outer end with a knob'i9. A compression coil springififi encircles the push rod between theend wall of the body .10 and the knob 49 in order yiel'dingly to urgethepush rod outwardly with relation to the body. The sprocket 42 hasdriving connection with the sprocket 36 through the medium of an endlesschain and it will thus be seen that when pressure is applied to the knob49 fto actuate the rocker arm and sprocket 42, the sprocket 36 will bedriven. By reason of the overriding clutch 37, driving force will .beapplied to the rotary brush only in one direction.

In order to protect the brush from contact with objects when the deviceis not in use, Iprovide a cover 52 of a shape readily to fit overjtheend of the body It! 'on which the brush is mounted and provided'withsuitable catches 53 which are adapted to engage lugs 54 which projectoutwardly from the top and bottom sides of'the body [0 adjacentthe'curved wall l I.

In use, it will be understood that the reservoir chambers I 8 and I9 maybe filled with the desired liquid shoe polish and when it is desired touse the device,'the cap or cover 52'is removed from the end of the bodyIt enclosing the brush. By simply exerting'pressure on one or the'otherof the knobs, thevalve-ZB actuated therebygnay be disengaged fromcontact'with the walls--ofits .be transferred to the knob .49 and byexerting pressurethereon the rocker arm 45will cause the pinion 43 torotate and drive the sprocket ,42 which in turn will drive the brushthrough the medium of the chain 51, sprocket 36 and overriding clutch37. The release of pressure on the knob 49 will permit the plunger rod48 to return to its initial position ready for the repeat operation, anddue to the overriding clutch, the brush 10 will continue to rotate inthe direction in which it was originally driven. In this way, repeateddepression and release of the plunger rod 48 will keep the brush inmotion and its application to the article of footwear to be polishedwill of course result in g the desired buifingthereof. Due to the factthat the entire unit may easily be manipulated in one hand it is obviousthat a convenient and easily manipulated shoe polishing kit is provided.

-While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

I claim:

A shoe shining kit which includes a hollow body, a cylindrical brushmounted at one end of thebody to rotate about an axis transverse to thebody, a hollow pistol grip-shaped handle extending perpendicularlydownward from the end of the body remote from the brush, a sprocketwithin the body adjacent its junction with the handle, means operablethrough the body a'djacent the handle for oscillating said sprocket,power transmitting means coupling the sprocket with the brush, and meanswithin the brush to cause the brush to rotate about the transverse axiswhen-the sprocket is oscillated, said body having an access opening inone side extending for substantially one half of its entire lengththrough which access may be had to the sprocket and a cover for theaccess opening hinged to the open side ofthe bodyadjacent the end of theopening nearest'the brush.

JAMES E. PETTIE.

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